Fall - Winter cravings

The weather today where I live is BRRRRRR cold!!!!  It's only mid-October and it feels like mid-winter.... something tells me it's gonna be one of 'those' winters.  Good thing I have plenty of cookbooks on hand just waiting for me to try their yummy recipes inside to keep me busy and my mind off the weather outside.  And I'm thinking about soups..... lots of hearty soups and stews!  This weather makes me crave for a pot of good soup.

Potato soup is not only my favorite, but all 3 of my daughters favorite soup too.  My husband..... not so much.... one of the few things he would prefer not to have for dinner.  My Mom always made potato soup, and instead of chicken soup when we felt icky or puny, she would make us a pot of potato soup.  Now my own daughters request that soup when they feel under the weather.  And like all cooks with all recipes, I have tweaked my Mom's original recipe to make it my own, but the foundation/base is still the same as my Mom's.

I made a pot of chili last night for dinner because my husband was out of town, not sure when his flight was getting in and not sure if he would be hungry or not and figured just having a pot of soup ready would be the perfect solution.  As it turned out, neither me or my husband ate the chili last night, thus making dinner all ready for today!  YAY!!!

My cousin's family was in town yesterday and stopped in for a visit, that turned into them taking me out to dinner!  It was a rare and special treat to be in their company without all our other family members present, and a lovelier dinner couldn't have been had.  They have the most well behaved children.... polite, respectful, absolutely delightful to chat with and totally comfortable chatting with adults.  And..... did I mention they are adorably cute as well????  While the meal was delish, I wayyyy enjoyed the company more!  This visit with my cousins gets filed under 'priceless moments', cause it certainly was!

Joe and I are out of town this weekend, and will be out in the boonies, so there is very little food choice options between the only two restaurants in town..... we have been there several times and it's ok food at it's best.  I will just have to dream about a big ole pot of beef stew or bean soup until we get home.  If anyone reading this blog makes or enjoys a bowl of either beef stew or bean soup while I'm gone this weekend, think of me!!! I will be drooling!!!  LOL

Bon Appetite